It’s easy to give advice to a troubled friend, “Learn to count your blessings.” But how? How does one focus on the good — so that it may grow — and minimize the negative? Each week I look forward to getting a manicure. I don’t believe in the more creative options such as gels or […]

The love and devotion my Ultimate Concierge and I have received from our dogs, our beautiful Orchid, and our deliciously happy America, have outweighed any troubles either pooch has gotten themselves into. Such examples include eating shoes, awakening me at 3:00 am to take a necessary walk, or running off with my clothes. Our Soft-Coated […]

Today’s post was contributed by valued Celebrate Life (my private Facebook group), Merry Lynch Pavlak, an ex-pat living in Poland. In case you missed it, be sure to read part one of this series on being ready (even when you’re not) here. Come to find out…I was ready! I was offered an incredible opportunity to […]

I have often been asked to describe who I am. Often, I hem and haw because I wear many hats. I am a woman of a certain age, a wife, mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, girlfriend, writer, author, problem solver, world traveler, shopper, owner of a company, and ya da da da da da! When push comes […]

Today’s important story on how to come out of divorce after 50 healthier and happier (with 6 practical tips!) was contributed by Rachel S. Ruby, an attorney, and former certified divorce mediator. Enjoy, darlings! Divorce is one of the biggest traumas faced by humans, and although it is never easy it can be especially difficult […]